Masked men stab two people outside high school graduation ceremony: report

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Five masked men stabbed two people Wednesday after the end of a charter school graduation outside the Hofstra University sports complex on Long Island.

FOX 5 New York reported that a source confirmed the attack on Uniondale Charter School's graduation was targeted.

The source told the station that the masked men attacked an adult guest outside Hofstra University's David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex in Hempstead as the ceremony ended just after 4 p.m.

An adult suffered a slash in the leg and a graduate in the ear, the station reported.

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FILE – Two victims were stabbed after a Long Island charter school graduation ceremony on June 19, 2024. (John Conrad Williams, Jr./Newsday RM via Getty Images)

Academy charter high school officials said the attack was believed to be related to a domestic dispute.

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“Everyone entering the graduation ceremony went through magnetometers,” Academy Charter High Schools said in a statement. “We emphasize that this incident took place outside of the graduation venue. Our security team is cooperating with Nassau County Police and Hofstra Public Safety Officers.”

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Both victims were transported to treatment facilities and are expected to survive, according to FOX 5.